Pennsylvania students among hundreds at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Wednesday

May 28, 2014 at 1:45 PM

Leanne Recla

The 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee is underway, and several Pennsylvania students are making their way through the preliminary rounds Wednesday.

Tushan Dargan, sponsored by the Times-Leader of Wilkes-Barre; Devina Singh, sponsored by The Republican-Herald of Pottsville; and Colin Francis, sponsored by The Express-Times of Easton, are taking part in the national bee after winning local spelling competitions over the past few months.

For a full list of bee participants and to see who makes it into the semifinals, visit www.spellingbee.com.

The semifinal round will be broadcast live on ESPN2 at 10 a.m. Thursday, and the competition will conclude with the finals at 8 p.m. Thursday on ESPN.

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